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Stress can affect both your physical and mental health. As more research is done into the link between stress and health, the medical community is beginning to view stress as a serious problem. A recent study by the American Psychological Association revealed that stress is the number one cause for chronic illness.

Both doctors and sufferers have long accepted the reality of stress-related hair loss. Solid scientific evidence of the link between stress and hair loss, however, has only started to emerge fairly recently. We discuss the symptoms of stress-related hair loss, the science behind it and what you can do about it.

Stress-related illness costs the economy £3.7 billion a year and affects an estimated one in five of us each year. Hilly Janes explains why stress makes us ill and runs through seven of the most common types of stress-related illness.